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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1909)
WANT ADS. IN f'THE TIMES" ARE THE BEST MEANS OF GETTING WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT. TRY THEM AND HE CONVINCED. SUCCESS FOR THE DEALER AND SHOP PER IS A LITTLE SECRET THAT ONLY THE ADVERTISING COL UMNS WILL UNFOLD. mvmz MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXII. Established In 1878 as The Coast Mall. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1909 EVENING EDITION EIGHT PAGES A nsoiitation of Times, coast amu M 63 ' niiu ioos liny Advertiser. ' SALOON EXPLODES IN All: S1I. BANDON'S NARROW ESCAPE MILLIONS HONOR MEMORY OF QLotta mm 0 NTS France's Military Dirigible In Disaster During Trial Trip. HAD BEEN GOING AT A HIGH SPEED Explosion Occurred When Ma chine Was at Elevation Of 300 Feet. (By Associated Press.) MOULINS, France, Sept. 25. The French dirigible rnllltary baloon, Republique, exploded in the air five miles from here today and was wrecked, the four men on board be ing killed. The dead are Captain Marcbal, Lieutenant Chaure, sub Lieutenants Vincenot and Itoux. The baloon passed over Moulins at a high speed at an altitude -of five hun dred feet and apparently in perfect control. Nothing presaged the dis aster which occurred a few minutes later. Without warning she explod ed with a loud roport at an altitude of three hundred feet. The wrecked car dashed to the earth and the men crushed to death. Former Well-Known Coos County Legislator Dies at Ashland. ASHLAND, Ore., Sept. 25. Thomas Buckman, resident of Ore gon for nearly 50 years, and for two terms a member of the state legisla ture from Coos county, died at his home in Ashland Wednesday, aged 73 years. WELL-KNOWN HERE. Thomas Buckman Was Lender of Popiilist Party In Its Balmy Days The news of Mr. Buckman's death came as a surprise to his many friends and acquaintances here. He left Coos Bay about five or "six years pro. During his rcs'dence on the Bay, he resldtd at Uastside where he raised fruit ajd vegetables and dealt In real estate. Ho was first elected to the state legislature on the Popu list ticket and was one of the prin cipals In the great campaign here for the state legislature in 189G. Alex Stauff, he and J. W. Bennett were the candidates and the election re sulted in a tie. At the next elec tion, Mr. Buckman won by a small 'majority and went to Salem where he participated in the famous dead lock, the legislature that was as sembled for several months without being able, to secuie a quorum to hold a legal meeting. EMPIRE TEACHER IS UPHELD BY BOARD School Directors Decide Tluit Prof. Zcely8 Punishment of Hug- bloni Hoy Was Justifiable. ' A meeting of the school board of District No. C, Empire, was held last evening to settle a grievance pres ented by Gus Engblom who alleged mal-treatmentiof his eleven-year-old boy whom the teacher, C. H. ZeVely punished quite severely two weeks ago for obscene and disorderly con duct. After the session, a member of the body said: "The alleged pun ishment was not so much objected to as the instrument used which is cal culated to made bad boys good. The teacher was upheld by the board which foresees an era of Improve ment in the discipline or ine wu, the insubordination of whose schol - ment In the discipline of the school thos mm DROP RAIN DELAYS W. P. Murphy,' J. W. Snover, Judge Sehlbrede and Pe ter Loggie's Hard Trip. W. P. Murphy, J. W. Snover, Pe ter Loggio and C A. Sehlbrede ar rived in at 4 o'clock this morning after a hard trip from Roseburg where they had been to attend the conference concerning the projected Haas-Kuettner electric line. They left Joe Schilling and Ira Chapman stuck In the mud near Taylor Slg lln's home on Isthmus Inlet, the big auto being unable to weather it through. The four mentioned se cured a gasoline launch and came down Isthmus Inlet to town. They drove in via Myrtle Point, leaving Senator Chase at Coquille. Everything went all right until they crossed the summit when they en countered bad roads and the big auto began to slide, the mud chains even being useless. Finally they were forced, to give up. The machine, a big sixty-horse power Thomas climb ed the big grades without any trouble. Will He-gin at Once. "Mr. Kuettner assiued us that he would be here on the next Break water ready to begin work at once," said Mr. Murphy today. "He also agieed that the $100,000 bond which he is to furnish will contain a clause eliminating the liability of the people forfeiting any rights un der it through long suits over prop erty that may have to be condemned for a right of way. The company is to take over all suits and fight them through. Mr. Masters of the First National Bank of Roseburg, said he would give $5,000 towards the pro-. ject." TODAY'S WHEAT MARKET. fBy Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 25. Wheat closed as follows: September, 1.02 1-S; December, 98 7-8c; May, $1.02. (By Associated Press ) PORTLAND, Sept. 25. Wheat is unchanged. Rev. S. A. Douglas of Albany, Unable to Come to Marsh field Baptist Church. The executive committee of the Marshfleld Baptist church has re ceived a letter from the Rev. S. A. Douglas of Albany, In which he sta tes he will be unable to accept the call they tendered him a short time ago on account of the illness of his daughter. Sho is understood to be in a critical condition, being afflict ed with meningitis so that she can not be moved at this time. Owing to her Illness, Rev. Douglas stated that It was uncertain when he would bo able to come here, probably not within two or three months at least and under the circumstances, he thought it best that he should re fuse the call. The committee has another pastor In view and it is likely that C. J. Millis, who la going to Portland to day, will visit him and take the matter up .i- 1 Una trnnft it tT 1111' ars in me i'""- "u "" desirable reputation." Professor Zevely's Instrument of -.-i.! Is understood to be a u - . . jplece of hose about Uo feet long. puniBu'"k CAN'T ACCEPT . CALL TO BAY Mi-Fated Lumber Schooner Al most Wrecked Again While Being Towed to Sea Sav ed By Gasoline boats. A. M. Prentiss, who returned to day from Bandon, reported that' the steamer Bandon a 'most met with a second disaster while being towed to sea by the tug Hercules which came up from San Francisco yesterday to two her down. While on the bar, she slipped her hawser and would have been swept over onto the rocks WHITNEY !0W THIRD VICTIM BOUiHOI OF MR Dr. Cook's Most Important Witness Cables That He Will Start South Soon. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Harry Whitney, Dr. Cook's most Important witness, has arrived at Indian Harbor and according to a message to Har ry Bendict is starting homeward. In the message, he makes no reference to Cook, but reports a hard winter and wonderful shooting. Sec. Ballinger Announces New Policy For Homestead Entries. (By Associated Press.) SALT LAKE, Sept. 25. The eve ning Telegram today prints an In terview with Secretary Ballinger In which the head of the Interior De partment is credited .with the an nouncement of a new policy in re spect to the withdrawal of lands for entry under the Carey act. Here after an expert will be sent out to ex amine all lands with a view of de termining the water conditions, feas ibility of irrigation and the reserva tion possibilities before making the withdrawal. LAST NIGHT Coos Bay, Boise and Idaho Railway Will Meet Next Tuesday Evening. Tho meeting of the Coos Bay, Ore gon and Idaho Railway which was to have been held at tho Marshileld Chamber of Commerce last evening, was postponed owing to, the absence of Frances H. Clark, who has been acting as attorney for the road. Mr. Clarke is now in Portland and has some of the records of the company. He wired ho would be here on the Alliance Monday without fail and the date of the postponed meeting was fixed for Tuesday evening at $ o'clock. All of the company's affairs will be gone over, certificates Issued to subscribers and arrangements com pleted for taking In Roseburg on the project, It Is expected. An eastern octogenarian fell and fractured his skull while playing "ring around a rosy." Had that happened to him while trying to run an automobile some folks might have called him an old fool. - Read the Times Want Ads. EXPERT WILL PROBE LANDS I had it not been .for two gasoline schooners which were lashed to her sides to help the Hercules across the bar with her holding her until the Hercules got a line to her again. When she was recently wrecked on the Bandon bar, her stern post was torn away and so a jury rudder had to be provided for her. The latter did not work well. She was finally got to sea. E. K. Jones and Mr..Prentis report the Bandon carnival a great success. They say everyone In Bandon Is en thusiastic over the Port Orford rail way and the prospects are good for its. completion. Fourth May Succumb to In juries Sustained In Seat tle Accident. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 25. Mrs. Winnifred Frazier-Nichols, whose parents live at Mount Vernon, Wash., died today of Injuries receiv ed Thursday morning when the "Joy ride" auto wrecked. Hers Is the third death as a result of the acci dent. Axel Anderbon Is still alive but his recovery is doubtful. ' ' Elijah Smith, R. E. Shine, W. E. Tallant and Capt. Rudols In Accident. "Elijah Smith, W. E. Tall'ent, Capt. Rudols and R. E. Shine were parti cipants in a runaway and smashup late last evening while returning to Empire from North Bend. Luckily all escaped Injury except R. E. Shine who Jumped and sustained a few bruises and scratches. All had to walk into Empire in the rain and mud, W. E. Tallant leading the re fractory horses. The breeching on one of the horse broke and they stopped and fixed it I temporarily. All went .well until the team became frightened at a cow and the breeching broke again and then there was a wild ride through the darkness. Finally, .one wheel struck a deep chuck-hole and broke. R. E. Shine was pitched out but W. E. Tallant held onto the horses and tstopped them. Mr. Smith drove up from Empire today with a new team, a pair of his favorites that have not been hitched up beforo In a year. They wero un- ishod and as Mr. Smith tied them up this morning, a dozen or so stopped to greet him and nearly everyone of them remarked that he should hnvo their feet trimmed. I "It's funny how everyone wants to tell me what I should do," remarked Mr. Smith. "I had to have to bo born , again if I secured time to follow out i half their suggestions. It used to bo 'when I went to Sunday school that they were always telling what I I should not do but now they insist on telling me what I should do." Mr. Smith was in conference up here again today with Seymour H. Bell and the two wero also confer ring with L. J. Simpson. This re , suited In a renewal of the rumors of a big deal being In "tlitf wind." i None of them had anything to say for publication, though. I Captain Rudols Is the clerk at tho 'eastern hotel where Mr, Smith i makes his home when not at Empire, He is out here on a little vacation. T FOUR 1EN IN A RUNAWAY A very complete line of WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS, Skirts Raincoats, waists and French Undermusllns may be seen for a few days at THE LADIES' EMPORIU5I. V T. New York Plans bration For Next Week. Great Cele Discoverers TBy Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 25. The man who discovered the Hudson River and the man whose Invention made it of greatest service will be honored during the coming week hero at the scene of their achievements. Three centuries ago Hendrick Hudson sail ed past Manhattan Island and up the j river to the head of navigation. Two I hundred years Inter Robert FUlton made the same trip in thq first suc jcessful steamboat. The Hudson- Fulton celebration will visualize their achievements. Thousands are to . participate in the celebration, a feat Jure of which will be the electric dis plays which require 2G,2GO,000 can dle power In addition to the usual ' llrl-if iinml hn.n A synopsis of the program follows: Saturday, Sept. 25 Naval rendez vous, naval parade, olllcial reception of Half Moon and Clermont, evening naval parade, illuminations. Sunday, Sept. 2G Religious ob servances. Monday, Sept. 27 Beginning;,, of airship flights, opening of auxiliary exhibits, dedicatory and musical ex ercises, olllcial reception to foreign delegates. Tuesday, Sept. 28. Historical pa geant and parade of fifty Btreet floats. Wednesday, Sept. 29 Commemo rative and educational exeiclses, aquatic sports. Thursday, Sept. 30 Military par ade, aquatic sports. Friday, Oct. 1 Nayal parade to Newburgh. Saturday, Oct. 2 Children's fes tivals, farewell to tho Clermont and ' Half Moon, which go up stream and do not return. Monday, Oct. 4 Beginning of up state celebration. TAFT IN SALT LAKE TODAY President Enjoys Respite From Travel But Is Kept Busy Socially. (By Associated Press.) SALT LAKE, Sept. 25. President Taft Is spending a day of compara tive quiet In Salt Lake enjoying a 'rest from railroad travel. Today's program Included breakfast with two hundred citizens rtt tho commer 'cial club, an organ recital at tho Mormon tabernacle, a visit to the salt air bathing resort on the great Salt Lake( a visit to tho country culb for a gamo of golf, and tonight dinner at tho Alta Club and a recep tion. HE STOLE $180,000. Russian Am ted In British Colum bia For Finland Theft. (By Associated Press.) VANCOUVER, B. 0 Sept. 25. Acdused of robbing tho postofllce de partment of Finland of ono hundred and eighty thousand dollars, Johan Vasora, a Russian, aged forty, was captured by tho provincial police In Prince Ruport lnst Sunday. Today Vasora was brought to Van couver and placed In Jail. Steps will be Immediately Instituted to return him to Finland. Appearing with N DL ON AND HENRI' HUDSON New York Unites In Week's Celebration, Opening This Morning. PAGEANT TO LAST FOR SEVEN DAYS More Than Five Hundred Ves sels Participate In Parade. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Tho boom of the sunrise guns aboard tho warships In North River awoke New York this morning to the first day? of tho celebration, long planned and awaited, which honors the deeds of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton Millions of peoplo lined up on both shores of tho river to witness the mngniflcent spectacle. Hundreds of ferry boats crowded with spectators on the river viewing the Immense fleet of ships which had gathered to participate In tho celebration, Includ ing In variety every type of boat from the one man catboat to tho mighty British cruiser, the battle ship Inflexible. The naval pageant which escorted tho Half Moon and the Clermont, the two little crafts which epitomize the celebration, was a sight never bo forgotten. Tho as semblage of five hundred or more boats which followed Hudson's and Fulton's craft up the river occupied the entire morning and it was not until one o'clock that tho mass Btrnighted into something like a pro cession formation. The boats moved up tho Hudson In a double line ex tending nearly fifty miles. As tho Clermont was rounding Fort George, sho stopped and tho Half Moon, coming up close behind under her, own sails pumped broad sido Into the steamers paddle wheel. The damage was slight. ALL BETTER TODAY. Seattle Street-Car Accident Victims Recover Rnpldly. (By Associated rress.) SEATTLE, WaBh., Sept. 25. All the victims of yesterday's street car accident are recovering. '. Most of those sent to the hospital have left. Mines Closed Down and "Rough House" Is Frequent Delay Conference. (By Associated Press.) BUTTE, Mont., Sopt. 25. After an evening of gun plays and vlolenco, Butte awoko today to face tho crisis of tho shutdown of tho local mines. A conference of the union ofllcors and tho mine owners will bo hold late today to discuss the situation. Upon Its outcome, largely depends whether tho Bhutdown shall cuu tlnuo. It was announced late this after noon that tho minors had decided not to call a conference of tho union mine owners until Monday. Presi dent Moyer will be hero tomorrow to take charge of tho situation. plenty of money, Vabora has been in Prlnco Rupert for several weeks. When arrested ho was disguised as a railway laboier. At first he dented his Identity but later he admitted who ho was but made no confession. Ho had a few hundred dollars when arrested. It Is bolleved the remain der of the loot Is hidden In tho north, Read tho Times Want Ads, BUTTE FACES LABOR CRISIS tl 'il V I w ' ' 1